William henry holden



(No Model.)

w. H. HOLDEN. LAMP KETTLE.

No. 487,326. Patented Dec. 6, 1892.

NTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM HENRY HOLDEN, OF HAMILTON, CANADA.

LAM P-KETTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,326, dated December 6, 1892.

Application filed March 7, 1892. Serial No. 424,010. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY HOLDEN, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at the city of Hamilton, in the county of lVentworth, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Kettles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on the line to 00. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of the bottom inverted. Fig. 4 is a perspective view'of one of the cooking-dishes employed in the use of the kettle.

My invention relates to a very simple but handy and convenient vessel to be used over any ordinary lamp for the purpose of heating water, boiling eggs, making tea or coffee, beeftea, &c., for one or more individuals without the trouble and expense of lighting a kitchen fire during warm weather. My device can be used at any time without extra cost, any ordinary lamp being utilized for the purpose summer or winter.

The device consists in the peculiar construction of the same, as follows: first, a circular metal stand provided with grooved uprights, to which is adj ustably secured the kettle; second, an internal draft-tube or smoke-funnel is constructed in the inside of the device and made to pass out through its side, thence to the top of the device, to act in the manner as an ordinary lampchimney, which is removed from a lamp when my device is employed for heating water or cooking. The kettle is provided with a micajight, a cover, a handle, a spout, and a set of tin dishes made to rest on the top of the kettle.

In the drawings, A is the circular base, which sits on the upper portion of any ordinary coal-oil lamp having a chimney, although when my device is placed on a lamp the chimney is previously removed, as it is not required and would be in the way, the kettle itself acting as a chimney by means of its internal funnel.

B B are the upright grooved standards by which the body of the kettle is adjustably secured to the circular base A. They are each provided with a flange a, as shown in Fig. 3.

G O are lugs attached to the body D of the kettle and they are secured tothe base A by means of a screw-bolt 19, passing through said lugs, respectively, and secured firmly by nuts 0 c, the aforesaid flanges a serving to prevent the nuts from turning, the screw-bolts being turned by a screw-driver to tighten or loosen the parts in order to raise or lower the body D, according to the make of lamp employed, some burners being higher above the body of the lamp than others.

E is an annular collar secured to the floor or bottom (Z, a little smaller than the base A,

and which forms the approach to the internal draft-funnel F, which is formed conicalshaped and passes out at the side, terminating on the outside at the top of the body D, which when placed on the lamp (the chimney of which is previously removed) the said funnel acts in the same manner as a la1np-chimney and prevents smoke, while at the same time the upper chamber G, containing water, receives such an intense heating from the flame of a lamp inside the funnel as quickly to boil the Water for any purpose whatever. It will be observed that the said funnel could be made to go up straight through the chamber G, but it would not leave space sufticient for the said chamber, while by directing it out at the side and then up alongside of the rear wall of the said hot chamber more heat is generated in said chamber.

H is a mica light held by the wire frame 6, secured in place by the clips ff on each side, as shown at Fig. 1.

I represents a loose cover for the top of the chamber G; J, an ordinary spout for pouring off the liquid contained in the chamber G.

K represents a handle for convenience in lifting the vessel, of which other forms will answer equally Well.

L,Fig. l, represents one of a series of small utensils, which will be made to fit in the top of the chamber G when the cover I is removed and can be used for a variety of cooking purposes. These can also be made in different forms for special things and a number of them may go with each kettle, of which there may. be various sizes.

It will be observed that my device does not require a special lamp to operate it as some others, but any ordinary lamp can be utilized to heat Water, boil eggs, make tea and coffee, &c., with no extra appliance or trouble than removing the chimney of the lamp to be used under it, the mica light serving to emit light through it and also allow the operator to see how high to raise the lamp-Wick for the purpose required. It Will be an exceedingly useful adjunct to the kitchen, nursery, and other places.

Having thus described my device and its advantages, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A lamp-kettle consisting of a body D, an

interior funnel E, having its exit in the top or at one side of the body D, a mica light H, a collar E, a base A, lugs O 0, vertical slides B B, adjustably securing the base A to the lugs O of the body D, a spout J, cover I, and handle K, all arrs nged and constructed to fit over a lamp, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Dated at Hamilton, Ontario, this 12th day of January, 1892.

WILLIAM HENRY HOLDEN.

In presence of- Tnos. FRENCH, WM. BRUCE. 

